Youth robs another youth with bathroom disinfectant

John Nickerson

Updated 9:34 pm, Monday, January 14, 2013

STAMFORD -- A city youth was arrested early Monday morning after allegedly threatening to spray another youth in the eyes with bathroom disinfectant and robbing him before cutting a bartender with a shard of glass at a South End social club.

Capt. Tom Wuennemann said the boy was accosted by another 16-year-old boy inside the men's room of the Holy Name Athletic Club at 804 Atlantic St. during a party at the rented social hall.

The youth, whose name was withheld by police because of his age, allegedly grabbed a can of Lysol and threatened to spray the boy in the face before taking a gold chain and money out of his pockets, Wuennemann said. Luis Lopez, 18, who was with the youth, was arrested on charges unrelated to the robbery.

After the victim got out of the bathroom, he told otherst, who then tried to keep Lopez and the 16-year-old in the bathroom. As police were being called, Lopez and the youth broke a window in the bathroom in an attempt to flee, Wuennemann said.

"Eventually, they came out of the door and one of them, the juvenile, has a piece of glass in his hand and is swinging it wildly and cuts the bartender's finger," Wuennemann said. "When police arrive, they find this out-of-control 16-year-old held down to the ground and he gets arrested."

The youth was charged with second-degree robbery, second-degree assault, unlawful restraint, interfering with a police officer, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief. He was transported to the Bridgeport Detention Center.

Wuennemann said Lopez, who did not appear to be involved with the robbery, was charged with first-degree trespass and second-degree breach of peace.

In addition to Lopez and the other youth, four other uninvited guests showed up at the club, which had been rented out for a party Sunday night.

"By all indications, the party guests weren't the problem, it was the party-crashers," Wuennemann said.